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East Ham 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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County Borough of East Ham Education Committee.
Mr. Chairman, Mrs. Ford, and Gentlemen,—
I beg to submit my Annua] Report as School Medical Officer
for the year ending December 31st, 1915.
The Report has, in accordance with the suggestion of the
Board of Education, been curtailed in the interest of economy, but
from the tables given it will be noted that under the present
circumstances the work undertaken has been even more than was
expected at the commencement of the year. As it was not possible
to carry out the full routine work of Medical Inspection, special
attention was given to specially selected cases and those cases
requiring treatment at the School Clinic.
| 1914. | 1915. | |
|---|---|---|
| Routine Inspections | 7,881 | 6,845 |
| Special Cases | 458 | 199 |
| Re-inspections | 1,397 | 1,033 |
| Visits for Medical Inspection | 310 | 255 |
| Consultations at Inspection Clinic | 5,885 | 4,591 |
| Number of Treatments at. Clinic | 1,737 | 3,457 |
| Nurses' Special Visits to Departments | 41 | 21 |
| Nurses' Visits to Homes | 878 | 511 |
| Children Examined for Cleanliness | 15,209 | 13,372 |
| Number of Cleansings | 59 | — |
PARENTS PRESENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTION.
During the year 1915 the percentage of parents present at
Inspection was 31.1 as compared with 30'5 in 1914.